Podcasts of Catskills Tri-County Historical Views

Schoharie, Delaware, and Greene counties

Episode One:

We spoke with Delaware County historian Bill Birns about the legacy of “Hobart’s greatest” (albeit largely forgotten) son, John Davenport Clarke: farmer, forester, and congressman.  

Episode Two

Author Christine Wade was enamored by Washington Irving’s famous Catskills tale, but its dismissal of Mrs. Van Winkle as a “scold” really irked her, and a new tale was born. 

 

Episode Three:

Iroquois Museum curator Colette Lemmon explains what Native American pottery is telling us about New York’s indigenous people, plus a new exhibit about indigenous identity.

Episode Four:

An interview with Jeremy Kirchman, Curator of Birds at the New York State Museum, with a history of Eugene P. Bicknell and his 19th century discovery of a special Catskills bird.

Episode Five:

Charles Shreyvogel was an Eastern artist who painted famous Western scenes. His favorite model was also decidedly non-Western. Greene County’s Kenny Bloodgood recounts tales of his great-uncle Grant and his unlikely appearance in some of Schruyvogel’s most famous paintings.

Navigating our pages

Our internet web pages are organized in these categories:
Information about the Gilboa Museum.
Information about the Gilboa Historical Society.
Information about the Gilboa Fossils
Information about the Gilboa Valley and Village, ca 1915
Information about the construction of the Schoharie Reservoir
 

The narrow column on the right has three scroll-down windows (at the end of this window on your phone, pad, or tablet):

Current 2023 activities of the society.
A complete set of links to Facebook, social media, and  our society’s web pages.
The benefits of the Gilboa Historical Society and how to join our association.

 

GILBOA MUSEUM OPEN
12 TO 4 S
aturday and Sundays
Memorial Day to Columbus Day.

MUSEUM TOURS-ON-CALL
(607) 588-6894 to set up a tour.  

Map for the Gilboa Museum.

May, 2024
Wednesday, 5/15, 6 p.m.:
General program TBA.

Saturday, 5/25, 12 p.m.:
Gilboa Museum celebrates the season opening.

June, 2024
• Sunday, 6/2, 11 a.m.
:
Psychic Fair.
• Wednesday, 6/19, 6 p.m.:
Annual Shopping Bag Auction.

July, 2024
• Wednesday, 7/17, 6 p.m.
:
GHS program: Field trip to be announced.
Saturday, 7/20, 10 a.m.:
Gilboa Naturalist Program Drive-By Bald Eagle nests.

August, 2024
• Saturday, 8/3, 10 a.m.
:
Gilboa Naturalist Program Fossil Tree Descendants hike with Mike Kudish.
• Saturday, 8/17, 10 a.m.:

Gilboa Naturalist Program
American Indian Clay Bowls—Bouck Island.
• Wednesday, 8/21, 6 p.m.
:
Gilboa Historical Society Ice Cream Social.
• Saturday, 8/31, 10 a.m.
:
Gilboa Naturalist Program
Fossil Hike on Schoharie in Gilboa.

September, 2024
• Sunday, 9/1: 10 a.m.
: Harvest Festival.
• Wednesday, 9/18, 6 p.m.
:
General program TBA.
• Saturday, 9/21, 10 a.m.
:
Gilboa Naturalist Program
Field trip to Cairo quarry.

October, 2024
• Wednesday, 10/16, 6 p.m.
:
Annual Meeting of Gilboa Historical Society & election of board members.

November, 2024
• Sunday, 11/17, 11 a.m.
:
Holiday Boutique at Gilboa Museum.
• Wednesday, 11/20, 6 p.m.
:
General program TBA.

December, 202
• Wednesday, 12/11, 6 p.m.
:
Raffle and Bottle Auction, pot luck refreshments

The Board of Gilboa Historical Society meets at 1:00 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month.

Unlinked pages are under construction.√

GHS Facebook page
GilboaMuseum
Gilboa Museum Gift Shop

Gilboa Historical Society
GHS History (Founders, Early Supporters, First Decade, Expansion, Our 21stC)
GHS Activities
GHS Facilities
GHS — Who We Are
Publications  and Podcasts 

Gilboa Fossils and the Devonian ecology
Gilboa Fossils, a site of the Gilboa Historical Society.

Nicholas J. Juried History Center
Gilboa Village (under construction)
Gilboa Reservoir (under construction)

Map for the Gilboa Museum 

Communications between you and the Society is key to your enjoyment and our success.
     You can type out your information on this form
, save it to your desktop, and email it or print it out and send it to the Society (PO Box 52, Gilboa, NY 12076)
     Our annual membership is based on an anniversary date established when we process your check. A renewal would simply add 12 months to the projected expiration date, while lapsed memberships are seen as new ones without penalty for the lapse.

Member benefits

  • All GHSNewsletters and mailings.
  • Gift shop discounts of 10% on all sales.

 

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